By Sam Laskaris Writer TORONTO \u2013 Claire Sault is a casual hockey fan. But the recently elected chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation found herself on the ice prior to a National Hockey League contest this past Saturday. There was no need, however, for Sault to display her skating, stickhandling or shooting abilities. That\u2019s because Sault was asked to deliver a welcoming at the Toronto Maple Leafs\u2019 second annual Indigenous Celebration Game. \u201cIt was a very huge honour for me to do that,\u201d Sault said of her on-ice appearance at Toronto\u2019s Scotiabank Arena. \u201cIt\u2019s important in our territory that we elevate our First Nation and that people understand that whole history.\u201d Sault said she wasn\u2019t nervous welcoming the spectators and participants to the game. More than 19,000… <\/p>\n
By Sam Laskaris Writer TORONTO \u2013 Claire Sault is a casual hockey fan. But the recently elected chief of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation found herself on the ice prior to a National Hockey League contest this past Saturday. There was no need, however, for Sault to display her skating, stickhandling or shooting abilities. That\u2019s because Sault was asked to deliver a welcoming at the Toronto Maple Leafs\u2019 second annual Indigenous Celebration Game. \u201cIt was a very huge honour for me to do that,\u201d Sault said of her on-ice appearance at Toronto\u2019s Scotiabank Arena. \u201cIt\u2019s important in our territory that we elevate our First Nation and that people understand that whole history.\u201d Sault said she wasn\u2019t nervous welcoming the spectators and participants to the game. More than 19,000... <\/p>\n